The Supreme Court sides with a black death row inmate who was tried six times for murder, citing the prosecutor's effort to get an all-white jury
The decision was 7-2, and was delivered by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who said black and white potential jurors are not treated equally by prosecutors. "The State's relentless, determined effort to rid the jury of black individuals strongly suggests that the state wanted to try Flowers before a jury with as few black jurors as possible, and ideally before an all-white jury," Kavanaugh wrote.
Because Chief Justice John Roberts is in the majority, he likely made the assignment. Kavanaugh's parents were in the courtroom as he read from the bench.Thomas dissentsThe case had prompted Justice Clarence Thomas, who rarely speaks during oral arguments, to ask a rare question.On Friday, Thomas, joined by Neil Gorsuch, called the majority opinion"manifestly incorrect.
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